Being a Cubo Startup means belonging to a network of excellence that undergoes a rigorous and continuous curation process.
Categories
The 2025 Cubo Badge will have 3 main categories and 1 special for Startups, with 3 highlights in each:

Performance
Technology-based startups that have grown results in a scalable way
- Δ Revenue
- Δ Team

Investment
Startups that raised investment
- Capture value

Engagement
Startups that have connected with the Cubo Community
- Connections on the Cubo platform
- Connections brokered by the Cubo team
- Events held at Cubo for the community
- Business with the community

Soft Landing
SPECIAL CATEGORY
Foreign startups soft landing in Brazil
- % of BR turnover in relation to global
- Number of employees in Brazil
PRIZE¹
The top three startups in each category will receive the following awards:
Golden Badge in the shop window and on the Cubo's platform profile
Credits worth U$ 1.600 for Cubo products, which can be used in:²
• Booking of event space
• Screen advertising
• Use of LED panels
• Room reservations, auditorium or brand activation at Cubo Uruguay.
Enveloping of 1 phonebooth with the brand of the startups featured in each category³
Exclusive content on Cubo's social networks about the winners and categories
Display of the TOP 3 logos on the building screens for 1 week
¹ Prizes are non-transferable and exclusive to the selected startups.
² Subject to Cubo curation and space availability. The deadline for use is December 2025. Costs for assembly, cleaning, disassembly, food, drinks, audio and video are not included.
³ Envelopment must follow the usage guidelines determined and provided by Cubo and the application is subject to prior approval by Cubo. Deadline for use until 30/09/2025. Enveloping costs are not included.

Rules
To be eligible for the Cubo Badge and compete for the Golden Badge, the startup must:
- Be an active Cubo member in February 2025
- Have completed the mapping by 12/02/2025 (click here to access the form)
- Have been part of the community for at least 3 months
- In order to compete for the Cubo Badge, the startup must not have defaulted on payments for more than 2 months.
- A startup can only win in 1 category
- The 3 finalist startups will be contacted by the Cubo team to confirm the data and audit the answers provided in the form. If any inconsistencies are found, the next qualified startup will be called.
Timeline
31/01
Start of form submission
12/02
End of form submission
24/02
Announcement to winners
20/03
Presentation of the results and awards for the highlights in each category
Community

Being part of the Cubo Itaú is much more than participating in a technological entrepreneurship ecosystem. Cubo members form an open innovation community that generates a lot of business and stimulates the growth of everyone involved.
